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1. A Pistol in the Pocket

The Prince of Wales turns royal sleuth trying to solve the mystery over a fatal shooting at the Moulin Rouge. Stars Robert Lang.

1891: There's a fatal shooting at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Montmartre.

Bertie, the Prince of Wales - and future King Edward VII - has just arrived in Paris and loves to get involved in a spot of amateur sleuthing.

So, he embarks on an investigation, which takes him through the streets of Paris alongside his famous and glamorous actress companion - Sarah Bernhardt.

Peter Lovesey's royal historical whodunnit.

Starring Robert Lang and Jane Lapotaire.

Dramatised in four parts by Geoffrey M Matthews.

Bertie ...... Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt ...... Jane Lapotaire
Jules ...... Olivier Pierre
Georges ...... David Timson
Toulouse-Lautrec ...... Andrew Branch
Valentin ...... Roger May

Director Matthew Walters

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in October 1995.

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30 minutes

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